Inaugural Lectures

List of Inaugural Lecture Series Delivered by Professor  in the Faculty of Arts

Dramatic Arts

Soyinka Wole, “Who is Afraid of Elesin Oba: Barthes, Leftocracy and Other Mythologies”. 1980

English

  1. Taylor, Richard, “Commitment to Criticism” Inaugural Lecture Series No 30, 21st March, 1978
  2. Ogunba, Oyin, “Literacy Art and Literary Creativity in Contemporary Africa”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 36, 21st November, 1978
  3. Ibitokun, B.M., “Literature and the Quest for the Roots. Inaugural Lecture Series  No 144, 8th August, 2000
  4. Kolawole, Mary M. E. “ Text, Textuality and Contextuality: Paradigms Lost and Paradigms Regained in Literacy Theory”. Inaugural Lecture Series No.175, 12th April, 2003
  5. Adekoya, Olusegun. “Homage to Paradox. Inaugural Lecture Series  No 234, 2nd April, 2008
  6. Salami Oladipo. “The Life and Times of Language. Inaugural Lecture Series No 299, 10th August, 2010
  7. Adegbite, Adewale Bandele, “English Languiage Usage, Uses and Misuse(s) in a Non-Host Second Language Context Nigeria”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 231, 14th September, 2010.
  8. Adeoti Gbemisola “Literature and the Art of Shaving a Ma’s Head in His Absence” Inaugural Lecture Series No 275, 26th May, 2015

 

Linguistics and African Languages

Abimbola Wande, “The Study of Yoruba Literature”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 24. 26th May, 1977.

 

History

  1. Akinjogbin I Adeagbo. “History and Nation Building”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 26, 28th November, 1977
  2. Folayan Kola “The Arab Factor in African History” Inaugural Lecture Series No 60, 15th March, 1983.
  3. Omosini Olufemi. “Evolution of African Historiography: An Overview” Inaugural Lecture Series No 97. 5th February, 1991
  4. Adediran Biodun. “The Problem with the Past”. Inaugural Lecture Series  No 159, 8th October, 2002.
  5. Akinrinade, Sola “Foreign Policy Cooperation in Developing States”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 178, 31st May, 2005
  6. Olorunfemi A “The Problem of Historical Understanding” Inaugural Lecture Series No194, 11 July, 2006.

 

Philosophy

  1. Chatalian G. “Philosophy, the World and Man: A Global Conception” Inaugural Lecture Series No 63, 28th June, 1983
  2. Makinde, Moses Akin.”Political Scepticism: Nigeria and the Outside World”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 167, 9th March, 2004.

Religious Studies

Ojo, Matthews. “Of Saints and Sinners: Pentecostalism and the Paradox of Social Transformation in Modern Nigeria”. Inaugural Lecture Series  No 277, 21st March, 2010.

Foreign Languages

  1. Sonaiya Comfort Oluremi. “Language Matters: Exploring the Dimensions of Multilingualism”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 199.  27th February, 2007
  2. Oladitan Olalere. “From Literature Towards a Law-Culture Discipline: An Unending Quest for Justice”. Inaugural Lecture Series No 241, 23rd August, 2011